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December 20, 2015

Pentagon relaxes rules on religious apparel, facial hair

The Pentagon on Wednesday relaxed its rules governing the religious apparel and facial hair that troops can wear or maintain while in uniform, permitting in some cases tattoos, body piercings and other religious items.

December 20, 2015

Officials probe if Marines burned corpses for hygienic reasons

Military officials are considering whether Marines who allegedly burned insurgents' corpses in Fallujah in 2004 did so for hygienic reasons.

December 20, 2015

Gates wondered if he, military leaders were just 'chopped liver' to Obama

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates says during the first few months of meetings in the situation room, things got awkward when President Obama and his advisors heavily criticized the decisions made by the previous administration – decisions Gates had a hand in making.

December 20, 2015

Gates book blasts ‘incompetent’ Congress; accuses Reid, others of seeking favors

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates' scathing assessment of President Obama's handling of the Afghanistan war pales in comparison to what he thinks about Congress.

December 20, 2015

Gates: ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ fight was only time Obama showed ‘passion’ for military issues

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates sharply questions President Obama's "passion" for military matters in his forthcoming memoir, and claims that practically the only time he saw that in the president was during his push to repeal "don't ask, don't tell."

December 20, 2015

Gates chides Obama over 'absence of passion,' contrasts with Bush's style

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Sunday escalated his already-tough criticism of President Obama, saying the president lacked "passion" and "conviction" over his Afghanistan war strategy.

December 20, 2015

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates slams Obama's leadership style in new book

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates, in his upcoming memoir, has harsh words for President Obama’s leadership style and commitment to the Afghanistan war – accusing the president of losing faith in his own strategy.

December 20, 2015

White House defends Biden as ex-Pentagon chief Gates unloads

The White House is leaping to Vice President Biden's defense after former Pentagon chief Robert Gates pointedly challenged his judgment in a forthcoming memoir.

December 20, 2015

Bergdahl investigation wraps up; Top leaders get briefings

The Army has finished its investigation into how and why Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl disappeared from his base in Afghanistan and plans to brief Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel this afternoon, officials said Friday.

December 20, 2015

Hagel tells troops Afghan training is key in war's final act

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel dropped in Sunday to get briefed on their work and to deliver a holiday-season pep talk.